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Foundational Theory vs. Clinical Reality: Governing Clinical AI in 2026

Health systems are now being asked to innovate while simultaneously managing risk, accountability, and patient safety, often without a single, unified playbook.

White Paper--Beyond the Algorithm: Ensuring Clinical Validity at Scale

Most health systems lack the technical infrastructure to generate continuous evidence of AI performance. Instead, they rely on episodic, manual validation that fails to capture real-world shifts in data.

Foundation Models in Healthcare: What You Need to Know

They are rapidly gaining traction in healthcare for their ability to streamline clinical, operational, and patient-facing tasks.

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Highlights from RSNA 2021

This week’s Domain Knowledge is focused on Chicago and the 2021 Radiological Society of North America’s annual meeting. While the pandemic may have curtailed in person attendance, there was no limit to the outstanding educational sessions, learnings and announcements made during the past week.

Addressing the challenges in lung cancer screening

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide; more than colon, prostate, ovarian and breast cancer deaths combined. These statistics beg the question, as a healthcare community what can we do to change the outcome for these patients?

Our year of gratefulness

As many of us prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, the Ferrum Team gathered around a virtual dining room table to share the things we’re most grateful for over this past year.

AI Enhanced Peer Review Supports Early Lung Cancer Diagnosis

A large US health system used AI to augment the work of the radiologists, running a second review in the background on thousands of CT scans. This quality review process results in the finding of clinically significant lung nodules that directly changed the course of patient care.

Technology use in lung cancer screening and early detection

KNOWvember is lung cancer awareness month and while statistics show mortality rates have been decreasing, this is not true for everyone and there is still much work needed to truly make an impact on patient outcomes. This week’s Domain Knowledge highlights learnings from the fourth annual State of Lung Cancer report, looks at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services updated lung cancer screening guidelines and the need for early cancer detection.

AI drives connected care and a better patient experience

AI is poised to significantly disrupt healthcare as we know it today. This week’s Domain Knowledge looks at the use of AI to drive more connected patient care and better patient outcomes.

Avoiding the Next Healthcare AI Winter

As clinicians and health systems grow impatient and disenchanted with AI, how do we avoid the next healthcare AI winter?

AI Trends in Diagnosing Colorectal Cancer

According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer deaths when men and women are combined, and in 2021, it’s expected to cause around 52,980 deaths.

Using AI in Early Lung Cancer Detection

Did you know lung cancer was the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the United States? November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and the focus for this week’s Domain Knowledge

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